The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROARS , but the solution may also be HUMS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Engine sounds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROARS | 38 % | 5 |
| PURRS | 13 % | 5 |
| HUMS | 13 % | 4 |
| PINGS | 13 % | 5 |
| CHUGS | 6 % | 5 |
| VROOMS | 6 % | 6 |
| DRONES | 6 % | 6 |
| PUTTPUTTS | 6 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Engine sounds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- noise
- rev
- roar
- hum
- buzz
- breeze
- bustle
- stir
- round
- hectic
- thundering
- stir up
Crossword Answer definitions
ROARS noun- A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
- The cry of the lion.
- The deep cry of the bull.
- A loud resounding noise.
- A show of strength or character.
- To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- To proceed vigorously.
- To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- (North Midlands) to cry
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ROARS
- Water over a dam?
- Emulates Simba
- MGM film sound effects
- MGM sound effects
- Bellows
- Den din
- Big laughs
- Stadium noises
- Surf sounds
- Fenway eruptions
More clues leading to the result PURRS
- Sounds like a pussy
- Sphynx sounds
- Hums
- Sounds satisfied
- Doesn't ping
- Sounds of contentment
- Contented cat sounds
- Runs smoothly
- Runs great
- Expresses pleasure
More clues leading to the result HUMS
- Is busy
- Bustles
- Runs smoothly
- Chugs on all cylinders
- Really cooks
- Forgets the words, maybe
- Indistinct sounds of mingled voices
- Purrs
- Drones
- Plays a kazoo, basically
More clues leading to the result PINGS
- Sonar sounds
- Worrisome motor noises
- Sonar echoes
- Bullets-hitting-metal sounds
- Metallic impact sounds
- Sonar pulses
- Worrisome engine sounds
- Engine knocks
- Knocking engine sounds
- Engine sounds
More clues leading to the result CHUGS
- Huffs and puffs
- Guzzles
- Sounds from the little engine that could
- Gulps down, as beer
- Hardly nurses
- Gulps down
- Locomotive sounds
- Gulps quickly
- Moves along, as a locomotive
- Nurses' opposite
More clues leading to the result VROOMS
More clues leading to the result DRONES
- Speaks monotonously
- Plays the bagpipes
- Some hive members
- Buzzes
- Some bagpipe pipes
- Pilotless planes
- Unmanned planes
- Hive residents
- Bagpipe sounds
- Goes on monotonously